shatadru@cloud:~/consultancy$ describe --services

consultancy.

Architecture, reliability, and day-2 operations — from someone who's been on the pager for a decade.

engagements

// architecture

Private cloud architecture review

High-level review of your private cloud or Kubernetes platform — design, trade-offs, and a roadmap to where you actually need to be. Practical, written, no slide theatre.

// platform advisory

Cloud-native platform advisory

Pragmatic guidance for teams building or scaling a Kubernetes-based platform — from greenfield design to multi-tenant operations.

// troubleshooting

Troubleshooting as a service

A second pair of expert eyes on the production problem you can't crack. Engage by the hour, the day, or the incident — I dive in, find root cause, and leave a written write-up your team can learn from.

// enablement

Team enablement & mentoring

Workshops, code/architecture review cycles, and on-the-job mentoring for engineering teams growing into platform, SRE, or cloud roles.

how I work

  1. step 01
    intro call — 30 min, free
    • Understand the problem, current state, and constraints.
  2. step 02
    scoped proposal — written
    • Deliverables, timeline, and a fixed fee. No open-ended retainers.
  3. step 03
    engagement — collaborative
    • Weekly working sessions, written artefacts (diagrams, runbooks, RFCs), and Slack access.
  4. step 04
    handover — with teeth
    • Documented outcomes, a 2-week Q&A window, and an optional follow-up review in 90 days.

why me

hyperscale experience

Day job: helping operate one of the largest OpenStack footprints in production.

architect-level certification

RHCA Level II — the design decisions you make will have been stress-tested already.

vendor-side context

Six years at Red Hat TSE — I've seen the failure modes you're about to meet.

teachable outcomes

I leave your team able to run what I build with them.

got a hairy problem?

Best first step is a 30-minute intro call. Send a one-paragraph brief of what's on fire (or what's about to be) and I'll get back within one business day.

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